Water and Waste Water System Operation and Maintenance

On or about 23 April 2012, the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District will issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Water and Waste Water System Operation and Maintenance throughout the Wappapello Lake Area.

Work shall consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to operate and maintain waste water system to include unplugging toilets, waste water land application plant, lift stations, chlorinator disinfection systems, pressure sewers, gravity sewers, beach water sampling and testing, potable water sampling and testing, land application plant required sampling and testing at public use areas at Wappapello Lake in accordance with the work schedule and specifications contained in the solicitation.

The location of the services to be performed will be stated in the solicitation.

The basics of award will be Price and Past Performance.

The date for the site visit will be announced in the solicitation.

Solicitation packages will be available on or about 23 April 2012.

Due date for receipt of quotes is on or about 14 May 2012 by 10:00 AM.

This solicitation is 100% set aside for small business. The applicable NAICS code is 221320 and the size standard is $7M.

OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Prior to bid, vendors must complete online the Representations and Certifications. To do so requires CCR Registration, including an MPIN number. Instructions may be obtained, and required information may be entered, at http://orca.bpn.gov.

Please be advised of on-line registration requirement in the central Contractor Registration (CCR) database http://www.ccr.gov/ and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual On-line Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Representations and Certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to ORCA.

Obtaining Solicitation Documents: Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). Follow the instructions located at the www.fbo.gov website to register for electronic notification, interested vendors information, and access to secured documents.

Telephone calls regarding contractual concerns should be addressed to Ms. Twila Hopkins at 314-331-8124 or email: twila.a.hopkins2@usace.army.mil for technical concerns/questions, please contact Ms. Cynthia Jackson at 573-222-8562.